Grand Theft Auto III was released for the PlayStation 2 on 22nd October, 2001. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Rockstar has announced it will be bringing the game to selected iOS and Android devices later this year.

Grand Theft Auto III set players loose as a small-time criminal at the bottom of the food chain in Liberty City, a sprawling metropolis where anything can happen – and probably will.

“Grand Theft Auto III showed us the potential of open world games,” said Rockstar founder Sam Houser. “It helped set the vision for the company, and we have been expanding on those possibilities with every game ever since.”

It went on to become the highest-rated PlayStation 2 game of all time, with a Metacritic average of 97, and was the number one selling video game on console the year of its release, according to The NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales.

Gameplanet's original review from 2001 rated Grand Theft Auto III 4.5 stars (9.0/10), describing it as “very deep and a lot of fun with plenty of diverse gameplay and longevity.”

The new mobile versions will be playable at New York Comic-Con this weekend. It will be supported on the following devices:

Apple iOS Devices: iPad 2, iPhone 4S
Android Phones: Droid X2, HTC Evo 2, LG Optimus 2X, Motorola Atrix, Samsung Galaxy S2
Android Tablets: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1